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A former top state commerce commission official was sentenced Monday to 6 1/2 years on public corruption charges but may spend only six months behind bars. More: continued here

Louise Sandberg: good buy guideTelegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –4 hours agoOrders are dispatched by Royal Mail first-class delivery; cost is £4 for the first item and 50p for each subsequent item up to £6. Express next-day delivery … More: continued here

WELCOME to the post office of the future, where you can pick up a package, a pint and a pack of chips – all while the mailman pulls beers. That’s the apparent vision of Australia Post. More: continued here

A gas main break in downtown today closed down part of a street and the post office, officials said. More: continued here

Portobello Road wall attracts hot bidding A work by guerrilla artist Banksy , which appeared in September last year outside a post-production company in Portobello Road, west London, has topped £200k on eBay :… More: continued here

This year’s King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot will be run as a Group One for the first time following the decision to upgrade the sprint. The five-furlong heat was a Group Two despite its increasingly high profile as part of the Global Sprint Challenge series. More: continued here

Jan. 14 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks including Royal Dutch Shell Plc and Scottish & Newcastle Plc rose. Tesco Plc fell after Morgan Stanley advised investors to sell shares of Britain’s largest retailer. More: continued here

Auctionbytes Art Sellers Petition eBay with Claims of Search ManipulationAuctionbytes –1 hour agoBy Ina Steiner Sellers in eBay's art category are claiming that certain PowerSellers are forcing their own listings to the top of search results simply by … More: continued here

Tempus: Fuller figuresTimes Online, UK –41 minutes ago… reassuring to learn from today’s second-half update from the home shopping retailer that it came through October’s disruption at Royal Mail unscathed. … More: continued here

Is your postie an unsung hero?Morpeth Herald, UK –2 minutes agoTime is running out for Royal Mail customers in the North East to nominate postmen and women who are the unsung heroes in their community. … More: continued here